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The major source of local revenues for public education is the |
| | A) | sales tax. |
| | B) | property tax. |
| | C) | income tax. |
| | D) | estate tax. |
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The major share of funding for public education is paid for by the |
| | A) | federal government. |
| | B) | states. |
| | C) | local school districts. |
| | D) | private sector. |
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Categorical grants are |
| | A) | funds provided to states by the federal government to spend at their discretion. |
| | B) | state funds used to equalize funding among local school districts. |
| | C) | federal aid programs targeted at specific educational needs such as special education. |
| | D) | state funds provided to school districts to raise test scores in critical subject areas, such as reading and math. |
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School bonds are typically used for |
| | A) | construction and major repairs to schools. |
| | B) | day-to-day school expenses. |
| | C) | financing highways, with school buildings as collateral. |
| | D) | the most expensive educational budget item, typically teachers' salaries. |
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Serrano v. Priest (1971), a California Supreme Court decision on sources of educational funding |
| | A) | validated the estate tax. |
| | B) | declared the property tax unconstitutional. |
| | C) | declared the income tax unconstitutional. |
| | D) | validated the sales tax. |
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After the Serrano case, Proposition 13 was passed by voters in California to |
| | A) | equalize funding between poor and wealthy school districts. |
| | B) | replace the property tax with the income tax as the primary source of revenue for public schools. |
| | C) | limit increases in the property tax rate. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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In San Antonio v. Rodriguez (1973), the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the responsibility of reforming school finance rests on the |
| | A) | federal government. |
| | B) | states. |
| | C) | local school districts. |
| | D) | shoulders of the newly created Educational Reform and School Goals Commission. |
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State foundation programs failed to equalize funding between local school districts because the funds were |
| | A) | mismanaged by school board officials in wealthy school districts. |
| | B) | inadequate to cover expenditures in poor school districts. |
| | C) | taken from wealthier districts, thus causing funding shortfalls in their schools. |
| | D) | seized by the federal courts until a more feasible solution was put into effect by state legislatures. |
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The right to an "adequate education" is |
| | A) | guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. |
| | B) | provided for under many state constitutions and laws. |
| | C) | mandated by federal civil rights laws, including the 1964 Civil Rights Act. |
| | D) | not a protected right under law, it is a responsibility on the part of citizens. |
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School boards that are run by local elites who exercise tremendous influence and power in the community tend to have a superintendent who serves as a(n) |
| | A) | adviser. |
| | B) | decision maker. |
| | C) | functionary. |
| | D) | political intermediary. |
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The recent trend toward appointing leaders in the business community as school superintendents emphasizes their role as a(n) |
| | A) | instructional leader. |
| | B) | efficient manager. |
| | C) | political strategist. |
| | D) | civil servant. |
| | E) | all of the above. |
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Local school boards are responsible for all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | issuing teacher licenses. |
| | B) | hiring and firing teachers. |
| | C) | negotiating teacher salaries. |
| | D) | local school boards are responsible for all of these functions. |
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A new policy requiring teachers to pass an exam to obtain or renew a license would be implemented by |
| | A) | national accreditation agencies. |
| | B) | state departments of education. |
| | C) | local school districts. |
| | D) | teacher education programs in colleges and universities. |
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While increasing teacher involvement in school governance through site-based management has not been universally adapted, in many communities such teacher involvement has been tied to |
| | A) | increased teacher effectiveness in the classroom. |
| | B) | decreased teacher turnover and improved teacher morale. |
| | C) | an increase in student achievement and a reduction in student discipline problems. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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